"I made a mistake, like I told my teammates," said Young. "I apologize to them as well as the organization and all my fans, especially my family, the people that look up to me. I made a big mistake. ... It was a bad decision."

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Young said he was going back to his hotel when a friend convinced him to go to Club Onyx, the Tennessean reports.

Surveillance footage released by Dallas police showed the former Texas Longhorns star striking Creiton Kinchen, a club employee, after he flashed an upside-down "Hook'Em Horns" sign. Young insisted that he simply pushed Kinchen and that there was more to the incident, but declined to go into further detail.

Young was issued a Class C citiation by the police, a misdemeanor which could result in a maximum fine of $500. The NFL will conduct an investigation into the incident, and Young may be suspended under the league's conduct policy.

"I would like to think he has learned a lesson," Titans head coach Jeff Fisher said. "He had no business making the decision that he made, and obviously he has to deal with the consequences.

"The league will look into it, and the commissioner is very strict about these types of things, and I am sure we'll hear from him after we get more information," Fisher continued.

Young's teammates have supported him through the incident, saying that the brawl wouldn't affect his leadership status with the rest of the team.

"Vince made a mistake by reacting, but the way he handled it by apologizing like he did, that shows leadership, if you ask me," receiver Justin Gage said.